NHER 4098 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic flint gouge

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Summary

Neolithic flint gouge found on edge of quarry pit in 1989.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TF81SW
Civil Parish	SOUTHACRE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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Palaeolithic finds from the Thorpe Pits previously detailed in this record are now recorded under NHER 4097.

5 October 1989. Stray Find.
Surface find on landscaped area by gravel pit. Roughly flaked two ended gouge made on a thick (about 1.5cm) piece of grey flint with flaking restricted to each side and the cutting ends. 12.3 cm long, 4cm maximum width. Neolithic. Presumably dragged by machine from nearby original land surface. Now held by the NCM (NWHCM : 2001.151.1).
J. Wymer (NAU), 5 January 1990. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 12 June 2013.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 81 SW 1 [2].

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Object Types (1)

GOUGE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Record last edited

Jul 30 2025 8:29AM